| Description |
xv, 77 pages ; 22 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Series |
Pagan portals
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| Summary |
"Traditions surrounding fairies are, essentially, a cross-generational compass that helps young and old to orient themselves into the ever-changing cultural landscape. As such, fairy traditions allow people to position themselves on the time-space continuum, not only through perpetuation of values but also through connecting deeper with the subtler realms that surround and interpenetrate consensus reality. Connecting to subtler realms gives access to a body of knowledge built upon the record of interaction between our world and the Other. In Ireland and Romania, fairy traditions are alive and evolving. The study of the parallelism that exists between bodies of lore, past and present, from areas diametrically opposed on the map of Europe, gives scholars, lay people, and spiritual seekers access to an everlasting repository of wisdom." -- back cover of the work |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Fairies in Irish and Romanian lore -- Fairies and sports -- Fairy entertainment: music, dance, and party -- Fairies' connection to natural features and phenomena -- From gods to fairies -- Hags -- Fairies and the dead crossover -- The Slua ̕S, the Wild Hunt, and the Śntoaderi -- Fairies and animals -- Dragons, Zmei, and Balauri -- Protection -- Other forms of fairy-human interaction -- Tir Na n₅g and "Youth without aging, and life without death" -- Irish fairy doctors and Romanian medicine women -- Conclusion. |
| Subject |
Fairies -- Ireland.
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Fairies -- Romania.
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| ISBN |
9781803410197 : $12.95 |
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1803410191 |
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